Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Santa Anna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Anna and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Santa Anna

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Santa Anna:
  • 31.742236, -99.322166
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Santa Anna

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Coleman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coleman County
  • Since Santa Anna is near Brown County and also McCulloch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCulloch County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Santa Anna

Communities Also Named Santa Anna ...

We found one communities that are also named Santa Anna.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Santa Anna.

Beyond Texas.

• Communities Located In Texas ...
  • Starr County
    • This Santa Anna is located in Starr County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the south of the Santa Anna that is located in Coleman County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Santa Anna.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Anna ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bangs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bangs is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bangs
  • From Santa Anna to Bangs
• Buffalo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Echo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Echo is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Fry ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fry is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fry
  • From Santa Anna to Fry
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Shields
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shields is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Thrifty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Thrifty is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
• Trickham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Trickham is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
  • Former name for Trickham:
  • Trick'em
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trickham
  • From Santa Anna to Trickham

How Far From Santa Anna to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Santa Anna to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Anna and extending to:

• Coleman, which is the Seat of Coleman County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Santa Anna to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,344 miles [2,163 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,871 miles [12,667.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'